---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emphasize sexual abuse awareness and prevention in elementary schools"
description: "Emphasize sexual abuse awareness and prevention in elementary schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 298"
citation: "Montana HB 298 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Safety (see also: Health)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Greef"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 67
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2017-01-05"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc09e32a-64bd-4550-9e0b-1558c69b2cca"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC2387&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "9580d08d0406a9b659c8e24e69484d6c8b1a866eb7c290a917ea2af66a070b6a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 298 (2017) — Emphasize sexual abuse awareness and prevention in elementary schools

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0298.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **87–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **46–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **91–7** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **21–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **56–44** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Edward Greef — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-05** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-16** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-01-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-17** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-01-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-19** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-19** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-19** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-20** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-02** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-08** Hearing
- **2017-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-27** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** Hearing
- **2017-02-27** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-10** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-20** Hearing
- **2017-03-22** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-27** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-27** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-03** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-04** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-04** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-07** Signed by President
- **2017-04-10** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc09e32a-64bd-4550-9e0b-1558c69b2cca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).